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Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove – the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded all-star performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind-the-scenes Motown. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 194 pages. Includes 2 audio CD's.

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CLASSIC FUNK AND R&B GROOVES FOR BASS
		101 examples of Funk and R&B lines. There are no 'exercises,' only actual bass grooves. Classic Funk and R&B Grooves does cover techniques and concepts, including the use of muted (ghost) notes, string raking, vibrato, syncopation, and the use of non-scalar intervals such as octaves and dominant sevenths. Instead of putting these to work in drills, though, the player goes straight into grooving. Call it instruction by osmosis, if you will, but bear in mind that the great funk bassists learned to play this way. If you study enough vocabulary, and use it in a real setting, you learn the language. Every bass groove you find here was played and recorded first in real-time jams with living, breathing drummers, then transcribed later. By contrast, most instruction books are written first, and the musical examples are played to a drum machine. It’s critical to the spirit of this book/CD package that live drums are used throughout, and you’ll feel the difference from the first track. Written in standard notation and TAB. 36 pages.	Our Price: US$18.95 Retail Price : ~~US$19.95~~ click to see more

R&B BASS MASTERS - THE WAY THEY PLAY
		R&B Masters is a close examination of the legendary R&B bassists that shaped modern music. Explore the styles of Duck Dunn, Chuck Rainey, George Porter, James Jamerson, Jerry Jemmot, David Hood and many others through written examples and play-along tracks. Learn their stories, their working setup, and their unique approaches to the groove. Written in standard notation and TAB. 80 pages. Audio CD features examples from all of the book's lessons.	Our Price: US$19.95 click to see more

HAL LEONARD BASS METHOD - R&B BASS
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BASSES LOADED VOL. 4: GROOVE WORKSHOP
		'GROOVE WORKSHOP 1: R&B & Motown Styles' 16th Note Rhythmic Variations (and feels); Basic Pick-style, Finger-style, and (an introduction to) Slap-style applied to R&B styles. Essential R&B and Funk Ostinato Patterns; Essential Chord-to-Chord Patterns. Common Scales, Arpeggios, and Tone Sets. Five 'LINE APPROACHES' for building, and improvising better R&B, Funk, and Motown bass lines. Playing styles of James Jamerson, Rocco Prestia, Tommy Cogbill, 'Duck' Dunn, Bernard Odum, David Hood, Bob Babbitt George Porter Jr., Carol Kaye, Jerry Jemmott, Bootsy Collins, and MANY MORE. 71 pages. Written in standard notation and TAB. Includes audio CD.	Our Price: US$16.95 click to see more

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		Cracking The Detroit Code is a unique, 13 lesson course , by Paul Wolfe, containing a detailed analysis of the stylistic devices pioneered by James Jamerson. Cracking The Detroit Code analyzes the bass lines created in the confines of the infamous Snakepit - Motown's legendary Studio A. These bass lines have been deconstructed and during this course you'll learn how to create bass lines from the ground up in this style in a highly detailed and thorough step-by-step system. Whether you like Motown style music or loathe it is irrelevant - the approach to bass lines that was developed in Studio A is just as applicable to other genres like rock, pop, neo-soul, country, 'smooth' jazz, jazz fusion, reggae and more. The course includes videos, pdfs, action plans, (Band In A Box) audio files and access to Paul himself for any specific questions you may have - to help get the most from the program. Comes with a full 30 day MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. PLEASE NOTE: We do not carry this title in stock - it is a digital download consisting of MP4 files (videos) , MP3 files (audios) and PDFs. Access to the content is emailed to you on a weekly basis, directly from the authors website. For additional details and ordering information, please Click Here for the Cracking The Detroit Code Course	Our Price: US$367.00 click to see more

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BUILDING WALKING BASS LINES
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